README to PDF

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1. I’ll inspect the Markdown and available renderers, then generate `readme.pdf` in the current directory.

2. pwd && rg --files -g 'rust-readme.md' -g 'AGENTS.md' -g 'package.json' -g 'pyproject.toml' -g 'Gemfile' -g 'Makefile' -g '*.css' -g '*.html' | head -80 && command -v pandoc || true && command -v markdown-pdf || true && command -v wkhtmltopdf || true && command -v google-chrome || true && command -v chromium || true && command -v python3 || true
   output

   rust-readme.md
   /usr/local/bin/python3

3. sed -n '1,240p' rust-readme.md && python3 - <<'PY' mods=['markdown','weasyprint','reportlab','mistune','markdown2','fitz'] for m in mods: try: x=__import__(m); print(m, getattr(x,'__version__','available')) except Exception as e: print(m,'missing') PY command -v firefox || true command -v xelatex || true command -v latexmk || true command -v cupsfilter || true ls -la
   output

   <div align="center">
     <picture>
       <source media="(prefers-color-scheme: dark)" srcset="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rust-lang/www.rust-lang.org/master/static/images/rust-social-wide-dark.svg">
       <source media="(prefers-color-scheme: light)" srcset="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rust-lang/www.rust-lang.org/master/static/images/rust-social-wide-light.svg">
       <img alt="The Rust Programming Language: A language empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software"
            src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rust-lang/www.rust-lang.org/master/static/images/rust-social-wide-light.svg"
            width="50%">
     </picture>
   
   [Website][Rust] | [Getting started] | [Learn] | [Documentation] | [Contributing]
   </div>
   
   This is the main source code repository for [Rust]. It contains the compiler,
   standard library, and documentation.
   
   [Rust]: https://www.rust-lang.org/
   [Getting Started]: https://www.rust-lang.org/learn/get-started
   [Learn]: https://www.rust-lang.org/learn
   [Documentation]: https://www.rust-lang.org/learn#learn-use
   [Contributing]: CONTRIBUTING.md
   
   ## Why Rust?
   
   - **Performance:** Fast and memory-efficient, suitable for critical services, embedded devices, and easily integrated with other languages.
   
   - **Reliability:** Our rich type system and ownership model ensure memory and thread safety, reducing bugs at compile-time.
   
   - **Productivity:** Comprehensive documentation, a compiler committed to providing great diagnostics, and advanced tooling including p
   … 2156 more characters

4. The source is a short Rust project README. I found XeLaTeX available, so I’m using it to create a clean, print friendly PDF with styled headings, readable spacing, and clickable links.

5. cat > <tmp> <<'PY' from pathlib import Path import re, subprocess, tempfile src = Path('rust-readme.md').read_text() refs = dict((k.lower(), v) for k, v in re.findall(r'"'^'"\\[(["'^'"\\]]+)\\]:\\s*(\\S+)', src, re.M)) # Replace the repository's HTML logo/header block with a compact title treatment. src = re.sub(r'<div align=\"center\">.*?</div>', '# The Rust Programming Language\\n\\n*A language empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software*\\n\\n[Website][Rust] | [Getting started] | [Learn] | [Documentation] | [Contributing]\\n', src, flags=re.S) src = re.sub(r'"'^'"\\[["'^'"\\]]+\\]:.*"'$'"', '', src, flags=re.M) def tex_escape(s): return ''.join({'\\\\':r'\\textbackslash{}','&':r'\\&','%':r'\\%','"'$'"':r'\\"'$'"','#':r'\\#','_':r'\\_','{':r'\\{','}':r'\\}','~':r'\\textasciitilde{}','"'^'"':r'\\textasciicircum{}'}.get(c,c) for c in s) def inline(s): # Protect links and strong/emphasis before escaping remaining text. tokens=[] def put(v): tokens.append(v); return f'ZZTOKEN{len(tokens)-1}ZZ' s=re.sub(r'\\[(["'^'"\\]]+)\\]\\((["'^)]+)'"\\)',lambda m:put(r'\\href{'+m.group(2).replace('%',r'\\%').replace('_',r'\\_')+'}{'+tex_escape(m.group(1))+'}'),s) s=re.sub(r'\\[(["'^'"\\]]+)\\]\\[(["'^'"\\]]*)\\]',lambda m:put(r'\\href{'+refs.get((m.group(2) or m.group(1)).lower(),'')+'}{'+tex_escape(m.group(1))+'}'),s) s=re.sub(r'\\*\\*(.+?)\\*\\*',lambda m:put(r'\\textbf{'+tex_escape(m.group(1))+'}'),s) s=re.sub(r'(?<"'!'"\\*)\\*(["'^*]+)'"\\*(?"'!'"\\*)',lambda m:put(r'\\emph{'+tex_escape(m.group(1))+'}'),s) s=tex_escape(s) for i,v in enumerate(tokens): s=s.replace(f'ZZTOKEN{i}ZZ',v) return s lines=src.splitlines(); body=[]; i=0 while i<len(lines): line=lines[i].strip() if not line: i+=1; contin … 2070 more characters (exit 1)
   output

   <tmp> SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence '\p'
     body.append(inline(' '.join(para))+'\par')
   This is XeTeX, Version 3.141592653-2.6-0.999994 (TeX Live 2022) (preloaded format=xelatex)
    restricted \write18 enabled.
   entering extended mode
   
   (rust-readme-0ya5k7o2/readme.t
   ex
   LaTeX2e <2021-11-15> patch level 1
   L3 programming layer <2022-02-24>
   (/usr/local/texlive/2022/texmf-dist/tex/latex/base/article.cls
   Document Class: article 2021/10/04 v1.4n Standard LaTeX document class
   (/usr/local/texlive/2022/texmf-dist/tex/latex/base/size11.clo))
   (/usr/local/texlive/2022/texmf-dist/tex/latex/geometry/geometry.sty
   (/usr/local/texlive/2022/texmf-dist/tex/latex/graphics/keyval.sty)
   (/usr/local/texlive/2022/texmf-dist/tex/generic/iftex/ifvtex.sty
   (/usr/local/texlive/2022/texmf-dist/tex/generic/iftex/iftex.sty)))
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   (/usr/local/texlive/2022/texmf-dist/tex/latex/l3backend/l3backend-xetex.def
   (|extractbb --version))))
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   (/usr/local/texlive/2022/texmf-dist/tex/latex/fontspec/fontspec.cfg)))
   kpathsea: Running mktextfm Aptos
   /usr/local/texlive/2022/texmf-dist/web2c/mktexnam: Could not map source abbreviation A for Aptos.
   /usr/local/texlive/2022/texmf-dist/web2c/m
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6. fc-list : family | head -20
   output

   STIXIntegralsUp
   .SF Georgian Rounded
   Gurmukhi MN,गुरुमुखी एमएन,ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ ਐਮਐੱਨ
   Seravek
   Chalkboard
   Bodoni Ornaments
   Noto Sans Lepcha
   Mukta Mahee,मुक्ता माही,ਮੁਕਤਾ ਮਾਹੀ,MuktaMahee ExtraLight,मुक्ता माही एक्स्ट्रा लाइट,ਮੁਕਤਾ ਮਾਹੀ ਐਕਸਟ੍ਰਾਲਾਈਟ
   Arial Rounded MT Bold
   Noto Sans Myanmar,Noto Sans Myanmar Blk
   .SF Armenian Rounded
   Heiti TC,黑體\-繁,黒体\-繁,Heiti\-번체,黑体\-繁
   PT Sans
   Nadeem,نديم
   Noto Sans Buginese
   Telugu Sangam MN,तेलुगु संगम एमएन,తెలుగు సంగం ఎమ్ఎన్
   Noto Sans Tai Le
   Savoye LET
   Noto Sans Kannada,नोटो संस कन्नड़,ನೊಟೊ ಸ್ಯಾನ್ಸ್ ಕನ್ನಡ
   Wingdings 3

7. sed -i '' 's/\\\\setmainfont{Aptos}/\\\\setmainfont{Arial}/' <tmp> && python3 <tmp> ><tmp> && file readme.pdf && ls -lh readme.pdf (exit 1)
   output

   <tmp> SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence '\p'
     body.append(inline(' '.join(para))+'\par')

8. tail -30 <tmp> ls -l readme.pdf 2>&1; file readme.pdf 2>&1
   output

   (/usr/local/texlive/2022/texmf-dist/tex/generic/kvdefinekeys/kvdefinekeys.sty)
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   (/usr/local/texlive/2022/texmf-dist/tex/generic/uniquecounter/uniquecounter.sty
   ))) (/usr/local/texlive/2022/texmf-dist/tex/latex/enumitem/enumitem.sty)
   (/usr/local/texlive/2022/texmf-dist/tex/latex/titlesec/titlesec.sty)
   ! Missing \en
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9. sed -i '' 's/\\\\titleformat{\\\\section\\*}/\\\\titleformat{name=\\\\section,numberless}/' <tmp> && python3 <tmp> ><tmp> && file readme.pdf && ls -lh readme.pdf
   output

   <tmp> SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence '\p'
     body.append(inline(' '.join(para))+'\par')
   readme.pdf: PDF document, version 1.5 (zip deflate encoded)
   -rw-r--r--@ 1 user  staff    53K Nov  6 17:14 readme.pdf

10. Created [readme.pdf](readme.pdf) from `rust-readme.md`. It’s a print friendly PDF with styled headings and clickable links.

Output

mktextfm Aptos

readme.pdf 53.0 KB · 2 pages

Claude Opus 5.5Without deftPassed2026-11-07

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Output

readme.pdf 24.6 KB · 2 pages